Why decades-old, toxic PFAS foam is still contaminating northern Michigan waterways

By Megan Thompson | PBS | November 23, 2024

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"The Defense Department missed a deadline this fall to stop using a toxic firefighting foam that has caused widespread contamination across the country. In the small town of Oscoda, Michigan, a group of citizens has been fighting to hold the Air Force accountable for polluting their waterways. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports in the first of a two-part series.

Earlier this fall, the Defense Department missed a deadline to stop using a firefighting foam that has caused widespread contamination across the country. While the military continues its transition away from the toxic foam, it's also beginning a massive cleanup that will take decades and billions of dollars.

In the small town of Oscoda, Michigan, a group of citizens has been fighting to hold the Air Force accountable for contaminating their waterways. In the first of our two-part series, special correspondent Megan Thompson brings us their story."